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Preparing Your Writing for Summer Conference
It’s time to start planning! Do you have a potential book to present? What agents and editors expect first is called a “one-sheet.” It is, as indicated, one sheet and usually one-sided. It should include:
- A summary of your book
Seven Ways to Stifle Your Unique Writer’s Voice (What Not to Do)
by Becky Wade
1) Let every critique you receive sway you. Ever hear that “too many cooks spoil the broth”? Sometimes it’s better to whip up something all by yourself that you absolutely LOVE than let lots of “adviser cooks” taste your
Every Writer’s #1 Requirement: Love Your Reader
by Matt Mikalatos
We spend a lot of time talking about the skills needed to be a writer and precious little talking about the character and heart writing requires.
Yes, writing is rewriting, and one must learn all the rules about commas,
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Seven Secrets of a Great Pitch by Michael Hauge
by Michael Hauge With the Oregon Christian Writers Summer Conference fast approaching, you want to be ready with a powerful short pitch of your novel or screenplay or biography. Here are the seven key elements of a great pitch, as
Pushing Forward When You’re Stuck by Gina Ochsner
by Gina Ochsner Years ago, I attended a writing conference during which a famous author said, “Writers don’t believe in miracles; they depend upon them.” How true! Writing is an act of faith. Each time we approach the blank page
Three Reasons to Enter the Cascade Writing Contest
by Angela Ruth Strong When it comes to contests, I’m like a little girl all excited to get my ears pierced, but when it’s time to actually have a hole punched through my earlobe, I wonder, Why did I want
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Preparing Your Writing for Summer Conference
It’s time to start planning! Do you have a potential book to present? What agents and editors expect first is called a “one-sheet.” It is,
Cascade Writing Contest Finalists & Winners
2024 Cascade Writing Contest Finalists Article, Column, Nonfiction Short Story Denise E. Arzoian “Pebbles in My Heart” Rindy Fleming “Painter of the Sky” Debra
Cascade Writing Contest
2023 Oregon Christian Writers Cascade Contest Contest Details Opens 12:01 a.m. (PST) January 15, 2023 and Closes 11:59 p.m. (PST) February 15, 2023 [divider style="solid"
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